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Bookmark or Share- Streltsy - WikipediaThe streltsy and their families lived in their own neighborhoods or districts settlements and received money and bread from the State Treasury. In certain locations, the streltsy were granted strips of land instead of money.
- Moscow uprising of 1682 - WikipediaThe Moscow uprising of 1682, also known as the Streltsy uprising of 1682 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт), was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments that resulted in supreme power devolving on Sophia Alekseyevna, the daughter of the late Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich and of his first wife Maria Miloslavskaya.
- Streltsy - Military Wiki | FandomStreltsy (Russian: Стрельцы́, streltsý, literally "shooters"; sg. стреле́ц, streléts, "shooter", from strelyat' , "to shoot") were the units of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with firearms.
- Streltsy | Tsar’s Guard, Muscovite Army, 16th-18th Centuries - Britannicastreltsy, (Russian: “musketeer”), Russian military corps established in the middle of the 16th century that formed the bulk of the Russian army for about 100 years, provided the tsar’s bodyguard, and, at the end of the 17th century, exercised considerable political influence.
- Warriors: Who were the Streltsy? | Exploring History - BloggerThe Streltsy unit played a momentous role in Russian history. At first, they stood as Russia’s model military, with its organization, salary, and most importantly, weaponry. But with corruption and abuse, the Streltsy became politicize, which led them to be embroiled in bitter succession battles.
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